Spicy Tofu, Rice and Wakame

I am very inspired by Asian cooking. This is a simple week night dinner that all will enjoy! Well as long as you like it spice.

Ingredient

Brown Rice
Japanese Wakame
Miso Paste
Block of Tofu
Hot Pepper past
Water
Agave
Green Onion
Sesame Seeds

Instructions

Cook for rice according to your rice insertions. The the wakame as many dried flakes and you would like add it into a pot of boiling water. Boil for 10 min. Boil some water in your kettle. Take a bowl add in the hot water with miso paste. Lastly add in the wakame. Take the tofu cut it into small rectangles, what ever thinness you want. I like to take a pan and and dry fry the tofu fist till both sides are lightly browned. Then I make the spicy sauce. I take a table spoon of the pepper past, a teaspoon of agave and as much water as you want to make a sauce to cover the tofu. Then add the sauce to the pan with the tofu in it. Bring to a light boil till all the sauce is thick. I then add the rice to a plate with the spicy tofu and a side of miso soup. Top tofu with some sesame seeds and cut up green onions. What is your go to meal when you need something quick?

Vegan Fresh Rolls

This is the perfect lunch or dinner for a hot summers day! These are super easy to make and something you can get everyone to help make just like sushi!

Ingredience

Items for the rolls
Package of rice paper
Package of rice noodles
1 carrot
Basil
1 block of Tofu
1 Cucumber
1 avocado

For the sauce
6 tbsp smooth peanut butter
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vanager
1/2 tsp sriracha

Instructions

Boil water in a pot for the noodles and cook according to its package. Also boil more water for the rice paper. While that is going on cut up all the ingredient for the rolls into small strips. I like to Julianne the carrots. I do this by cutting them on an angle into small strips like you see in the photos. Then I take some of them on top of each other, then cut again into small match sticks. Next take all the sauce and mix it together. If the sauce is too thick then add in some hot water slowly till it gets to the the right thickness for dipping the rolls in. Next its time to make the rolls. Take a dish that is large enough for the rice paper. Add in some hot water, then add in the paper for just enough for the paper to feel a bit less stiff. Take the paper on a cutting broad. Start by adding in the rice noodles, then the other items so basil tofu, cucumber, carrots. Fold up the sides on the left and right of the rolls. Then roll it up then start this process again. Have you ever made fresh rolls? What is your fav. things to add to the roll?

See how to Julianne carrots!

Vegetable Scraps Broth

Ingredients

A full freezer bag of left over vegetable clippings that you would just toss away.

Things not to add would be starch items like potatoes of any kind. Everything else is welcome!

Skins, clippings, peals, the list can go on and on. If you are unsure of if you can add an item just message me.

1/2 tsp of what ever kinds of spices you wanna add.

So

paprika

salt

rosemary

turmeric

thyme

basil

anything else you want

Steps

Add the vegetable scraps and 8 cups of water to your pressure cooker* add the spices then add on your lid and let the pot come to pressure. Once it does turn it to low and let it simmer for about 25 min. Once its done you can release pressure or like I do just turn the heat off and let the pot come back down from pressure on its own. Once you can take the lid off add all the veg to a straner to try and get all the broth out. Let that cool. Once cool you can add to zip lock bags like I do or even add it to ice cube trays if you want little cubes of broth. 

I love making my broth, saves me money, homemade, and is never the same twice since you may not have the same craps all the time. I hope you try this out yourself. If you do please let me know what you think.

* If you don't have a pressure cooker you are more then welcome to try it in a normal pot just keep in mind that it will take more time at least an hour to cook your veg.

Enjoy!